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C6H14O7
198.17 g/mol
Food Additive

Alpha-D-Glucose monohydrate

CAS5996-10-1
Category
Food Additive
Compound Class
Natural Product
Primary Use
sweetener and energy source

Alpha-D-Glucose monohydrate is a form of glucose, a sugar that serves as a primary energy source for living organisms. It is the most abundant monosaccharide and is produced by plants through photosynthesis.

sweetenerenergy source

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Referencestereoisomer of

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Identifiers
IUPAC Name

(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-2,3,4,5-tetrol;hydrate

InChIKey

OSNSWKAZFASRNG-WNFIKIDCSA-N

SMILES

C([C@@H]1[C@H]([C@@H]([C@H]([C@H](O1)O)O)O)O)O.O

Synonyms (16)
  • Dextrose (USP)
  • Cartose (TN)
  • D-(+)-Glucose monohydrate
  • Delflex neutral PH
  • GLUCOSE MONOHYDRATE
  • GLUCOSUM MONOHYDRATE
  • Glucose hydrate (JP17)
  • alpha-D-Glucose monohydrate
  • alpha-D-glucose (hydrate)
  • |A-D-Glucose monohydrate